Naveen Jain: Internet Security

The U.S. Secret Service has joined the Twitter world as a way to connect with US Citizens. They are using the handle @SecretService. Of course, don’t expect to get tweets about top-secret missions or covert ops. According to a spokesperson for the Secret Service: “The @secretservice Twitter account will be used to highlight the Secret Service’s investigative mission, share press …Continue Reading

Your LinkedIn profile is diligently maintained, your blog is free of comment spam, and you tell your kids to wipe their Facebook pages clean of party photos. You work hard to maintain control of your personal online identity. But do you give the same attention to how your business is portrayed online? The online identity, or “o-dentity,” of your business …Continue Reading

Today is Data Privacy Day, a international holiday that raises awareness and promotes the education of data privacy. This day is celebrated every year on January 28th by educators, governments and professionals all over the world. Today, I’m using this holiday to reflect on the great strides Intelius has made in the area of data privacy. One notable accomplishment is …Continue Reading

Chances are you’re one of the 500 million people who actively use Facebook. Unfortunately, as the popularity of social networking grows, so do occurrences of worms, malware and other dangerous threats. Cyber-criminals have established social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter as an attack venue. Studies suggest that spamming and malware occurrences are rapidly accelerating. Here are some staggering statistics …Continue Reading

The Today Show did an interesting piece on scams to watch out for in 2011. I found some of their predictions very intriguing. One dangerous scam takes place on dating sites. Victims meet a so-called friend online who pleads to them about a problem they are having. Then they ask the victim to wire money to help them. Many send …Continue Reading

One of the most common vehicles that cybercriminals use to infect victims with malware is corrupted JavaScript applications. Users often give Java applications permission to run, which makes them vulnerable to any attached malware. Microsoft Research is looking to combat this infiltration method through a new AI-trained tool called Zozzle. Zozzle is a product of AI techniques that scans web …Continue Reading

With computer usage on the rise, cybercriminals are increasingly developing new software designed to threaten and compromise their unassuming victims. According to a new report from PandaLabs, an internet security firm, the number of malware threats created daily has risen nearly 15 percent during 2010. More than 63,000 pieces of malicious software are created every day by hackers. Fortunately, security …Continue Reading

With a growing audience of users, cybercriminals have increasingly turned to Facebook to proliferate their malicious viruses. Now, according to new research from the web security firm BitDefender, one-in-five Facebook users could be exposed to malware through their news feeds. BitDefender reached this conclusion though its Safego app, which protects users from accidentally clicking malicious links. As WebProNews notes, this …Continue Reading

The day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday, is commonly regarded as the biggest shopping day of the year among many Americans. Cybercriminals also know this, and they are targeting consumers looking to get the best deals for their holiday shopping, The Epoch Times reports. Hackers have set up fake shopping sites that spread malware when users try to download …Continue Reading

A new report from McAfee brings both good and bad news for avid computer users. While the volume of malicious software is rising, email spam is on the decline. According to McAfee, spam hit a two-year low over the past quarter and has continued to decline over the past 12 months, both in the United States and abroad. A few …Continue Reading